Neuronal size in the spinal nucleus of the bulbocavernosus: Direct modulation by androgen in rats with mosaic androgen insensitivity

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1062-1066

  Watson, Neil V ^a   Freeman, Louise M ^b   Breedlove, S Marc ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MARY BALDWIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Mosaic; Soma size; Spinal nucleus of the bulbocavernosus; Steroid receptors; tfm mutation

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; STEROID; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMINIZATION; GENE MUTATION; MOSAICISM; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0035112659     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-03-01062.2001     Document Type: Article

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